Is Personal Finance considered Social Studies?

tamagotchi
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 18:27:00 +0000

Momof242729:

ETA, in case it matters, the SS progression for kids seeking rigor at our HS is AP World in 9th, AP Gov in 10th, APUSH in 11th, then personal finance.

Momof242729:

I did hear one, once, mention that kids should check to see if schools out of state have different requirements, but even there, I’ve never seen a college mention that they have specific classes that qualify as social studies classes, let alone that this excludes econ/personal finance.

It sounds like the standard progression in your HS for students seeking rigor has three social science courses at the AP level, including two years of history at the AP level. That ought to fulfill requirements for most colleges, including most selective colleges, although some will want to see more history.

There’s a recent thread here that discusses the specific requirements for history and social sciences at some highly selective colleges; you might want to check it out: Confused about recommended units in HS for History and Social Studies

Economics is frequently considered to be included in “social sciences” (although the Calfornia UC/CSU system considers it an “elective”). Personal finance isn’t normally included in that category. But even without including the personal finance class, it sounds like your HS schedule would be extensive and rigorous enough for most colleges’ requirements. The advisors are correct that the student should also check to see if a college has additional or different requirements. (And there’s always the question of how much it may help to go above and beyond the stated requirements, too…)